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Night photograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple with large painted deity murtis wearing gold ornaments and garlands. In the foreground, three women sit on a silver-coloured chair holding garlands of white and orange flowers, with a trident and a pink lotus visible. The woman in the centre wears a teal blouse and a rudraksha mala, while the woman on the left wears a pink blouse and cream sari. Behind them, a bare-backed man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands facing the deities, holding a brass bell in his raised hand. A small child in a crown and ceremonial dress stands at the right edge. Garlands and a lion-headed figure are visible among the decorations.

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September 21 20172017-09-21Photo of a Navaratri puja at Adi Kailaasa with women seated on silver thrones before colourful deity murti and a large lion figure. Three women in front wear a cream sari with pink blouse, a green silk sari, and a pink and orange sari; each holds white flower garlands and pink lotus flowers, and the green-sari woman also wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them a standing person in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long hair, faces them, holding a ritual staff. Ornate gold decorations, a pink Ganesha-like figure and a teal deity figure surround the scene.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21Photograph of a Navaratri puja at a temple hall decorated with large painted murtis. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange dhoti and saffron shawl with a long braid and orange turban stands with back partly turned, offering items to seated women. Three women sit in front: the left one in a white sari with pink blouse, seated in a silver chair; the two beside her in green and teal saris wear garlands of white flowers and hold trays with flowers and offerings. Behind them stand a large pink Ganesha murti, a deity murti with a lion-headed figure, and a tall golden-decorated shrine. Oil lamps and a silver ornamental structure are visible at right.2017-09-21Night puja in a temple pavilion with a large festive deity murti of a goddess on a lion-faced vehicle at left, painted in red, pink and gold with multiple arms. A bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti holds a brass bell and stands among seated women in green, white and red saris wearing flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the floor. At right, a man in a red-brown dhoti and yellow garland sits on an ornate silver throne with a silver canopy, and a figure in orange stands behind. Gold and yellow goddess statues and a tinsel-decorated chariot-like structure fill the background. A man in saffron draped fabric sits in the lower foreground. The page places the event at Navaratri.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21Navaratri puja scene in a covered temple hall with large painted deity murtis, including a pink-and-gold Ganesha on the left and multi-armed goddess figures with weapons behind. Women devotees sit in front in saris and salwar tones of white, teal, magenta and green, many wearing white and fresh flower garlands, and a woman in the foreground holds a brass lamp/puja item. A bright orange-saffron turban appears at lower right on a seated figure. Decorated golden arches and flower petals surround the deities, with a brass oil lamp at right.2017-09-21 +1 copiesPhoto of a Navaratri Golu-style display at an outdoor temple setting. Large painted deity murtis stand under decorative fabric: a blue-skinned figure holding a trident and a lion beside it, a tall yellow-robed goddess with a crown and raised hand, and a gold-clad female figure holding a sword. Several women in saris, including a seated one in orange with a flower garland, sit in the foreground beside brass oil lamps, and a shaved-headed man in a red-brown dhoti stands among flower petals and offerings. On the right, a seated man in red-brown dhoti with a white flower garland and folded hands sits on a silver-decorated seat beside an ornate silver stand. Flower garlands, marigolds and colourful cloth cover the floor.2017-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10Photograph of a night puja inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. On the left stands a large pink Ganesha murti draped in gold cloth, beside a golden deity figure with a crown and a female form in gold. A bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti holds a small bell and stands before the altar, while women in saris with garlands sit before offerings and oil lamps. Right of centre, a silver ornate throne and potted banana plants are visible. Several people are seated on mats, one in an orange turban.2017-09-21